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Numerical assessment of the nonlinear behavior of continuous prestressed steel-concrete composite beams

Numerical assessment of the nonlinear behavior of continuous prestressed steel-concrete composite beams
Numerical assessment of the nonlinear behavior of continuous prestressed steel-concrete composite beams

This paper evaluates the flexural performance and quantifies the secondary moments in two-span prestressed steel-concrete composite beams. A nonlinear model capable of simulating the full-range nonlinear behavior of continuous prestressed composite beams is validated against experimental results. A parametric numerical investigation is then conducted to examine the effectiveness of strengthening a continuous steel-concrete composite beam with external tendons of different cross section areas. In addition, secondary moments in continuous prestressed composite beams having different tendon layouts under symmetrical and unsymmetrical loads are investigated. The results indicate that external prestressing not only increases significantly the ultimate load-carrying capacity but also improves the moment redistribution ability of continuous steel-concrete composite beams. Moreover, the analysis shows that significant secondary moments are present in continuous prestressed composite beams throughout the loading history. It is therefore necessary to consider secondary moments in the strength design of this structural typology.

Behavior, Composite beams, Continuous beams, Prestressing
0141-0296
116-127
Lou, Tiejiong
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Karavasilis, Theodore L.
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Lou, Tiejiong
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Karavasilis, Theodore L.
15850eb0-6af4-4b6e-bab4-d5bde281b769

Lou, Tiejiong and Karavasilis, Theodore L. (2019) Numerical assessment of the nonlinear behavior of continuous prestressed steel-concrete composite beams. Engineering Structures, 190, 116-127. (doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.04.031).

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This paper evaluates the flexural performance and quantifies the secondary moments in two-span prestressed steel-concrete composite beams. A nonlinear model capable of simulating the full-range nonlinear behavior of continuous prestressed composite beams is validated against experimental results. A parametric numerical investigation is then conducted to examine the effectiveness of strengthening a continuous steel-concrete composite beam with external tendons of different cross section areas. In addition, secondary moments in continuous prestressed composite beams having different tendon layouts under symmetrical and unsymmetrical loads are investigated. The results indicate that external prestressing not only increases significantly the ultimate load-carrying capacity but also improves the moment redistribution ability of continuous steel-concrete composite beams. Moreover, the analysis shows that significant secondary moments are present in continuous prestressed composite beams throughout the loading history. It is therefore necessary to consider secondary moments in the strength design of this structural typology.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 April 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 April 2019
Published date: 1 July 2019
Keywords: Behavior, Composite beams, Continuous beams, Prestressing

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Local EPrints ID: 432824
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/432824
ISSN: 0141-0296
PURE UUID: d0a7e184-1dc7-466f-af95-c1056ee17376
ORCID for Tiejiong Lou: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9150-1203
ORCID for Theodore L. Karavasilis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2553-5389

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Date deposited: 26 Jul 2019 16:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 12:24

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Author: Tiejiong Lou ORCID iD
Author: Theodore L. Karavasilis ORCID iD

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